Heard a barred owl hooting just outside our living room window the night before last, so close it could have been perched on the bit of iron where we hang our hummingbird feeder in the summer. Also saw the tracks of turkeys in the snow of our driveway a few days ago. No redpolls or siskins this winter so far. Don't know if it's cold enough for them to come down from the north if they have plenty to eat already. Days getting slightly longer...